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Dawnstar
08-09-2007, 12:38 PM
. . . do you like Ricotta cheese in it, Cottage cheese, or just mozerrella and cheddar?

I am curious because I love Ricotta but my hubby does not. So what is your way of choice?

Poll to follow shortly
Limper
08-09-2007, 12:40 PM
. . . do you like Ricotta cheese in it, Cottage cheese, or just mozerrella and cheddar?

I am curious because I love Ricotta but my hubby does not. So what is your way of choice?

Poll to follow shortly

Chedder?

I use provel, mozerella, parmasean, and cottage cheese. I've used ricotta but I find it lacking in flavor.
Limper
08-09-2007, 12:41 PM
Have you made it using thin sliced eggplant instead of noodles?
Droid101
08-09-2007, 12:42 PM
This poll should allow multiple choices.
Dawnstar
08-09-2007, 12:47 PM
This poll should allow multiple choices.

That is what comments are for. :)


Have you made it using thin sliced eggplant instead of noodles?

Nope but I may just have to give it a try sometime. Does it taste that much different?
Droid101
08-09-2007, 12:48 PM
That is what comments are for. :)



Oh, in that case: I like it with ricotta and also with motz and parm.

And already a Pacman champ? Jeez!
Lady Fury
08-09-2007, 12:48 PM
I use Ricotta and a four cheese blend in between the layers. The gooier the better.
Limper
08-09-2007, 12:49 PM
Nope but I may just have to give it a try sometime. Does it taste that much different?

I think so. It brings out the flavor of the sauce more.

What do you do for sauce?
Dawnstar
08-09-2007, 12:52 PM
Normally i just buy a big thing for Ragu and use that because I do not have the time to make my own.
Limper
08-09-2007, 12:57 PM
Normally i just buy a big thing for Ragu and use that because I do not have the time to make my own.

It only takes 5 or 10 minutes to make sauce.

carmalize half an onion with olive oil and garlic
add salt and pepper
once it sweats add a fist full of diced sundried tomatos
add a can of diced tomatos
add a can of minced tomatos
add basil
add taragon

depending on what I'm putting it on I'll add in some tomato paste to thinken it... things like ravioli need a sauce that sticks to them more so than lasagna (where the cheese and noodle starch do the trick).
PWD
08-09-2007, 01:04 PM
. . . do you like Ricotta cheese in it, Cottage cheese

A mix of both, actually.
Xavier Lang
08-09-2007, 01:42 PM
...ummm...the family recipe calls for Mozarella, Cream Cheese, and Sour Cream as the "cheeses" involved. Its very tasty. I really don't like it with Ricotta, but I have a feeling that's because I'm used to the other.
Schizm
08-09-2007, 01:44 PM
Oh, in that case: I like it with ricotta and also with motz and parm.

And already a Pacman champ? Jeez!

damn. I agree with droid again.

Oh, and I can't get to the arcade yet for some reason, but soon as I can, the tetris will be mine. :mad:
Limper
08-09-2007, 01:45 PM
...ummm...the family recipe calls for Mozarella, Cream Cheese, and Sour Cream as the "cheeses" involved. Its very tasty. I really don't like it with Ricotta, but I have a feeling that's because I'm used to the other.

I'm not sure thats even still concidered lasagna.
strawberry
08-09-2007, 01:57 PM
ricotta, parmesan and mozarella.

Me, too. I have never knowingly eaten lasagna made with cottage cheese. I can't say the idea is completely disgusting to me, but I can't say it sounds appetizing either.
Goblin Girl
08-09-2007, 03:02 PM
Herbed ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella.
Sobek
08-09-2007, 03:07 PM
I prefer ricotta. I'd try mozzarella and parmesan (Goblin Girl's blend sounds yummy).

Cottage cheese in lasagne sucks tremendously. My mother insists you can't tell the difference. I insist 45 years of smoking broke her tongue and nose beyond repair.
cnath.rm
08-09-2007, 03:12 PM
I prefer ricotta. I'd try mozzarella and parmesan (Goblin Girl's blend sounds yummy).

Cottage cheese in lasagne sucks tremendously. My mother insists you can't tell the difference. I insist 45 years of smoking broke her tongue and nose beyond repair.Knew a guy who had been a heavy smoker for years and then quit, I think it was just a couple of weeks before he said that his food started tasting better.

Ricotta and mozerella are what I use when I make what passes for lasagna during my time in the kitchen. (if anyone is interested I can dig out the recipe for them from my NTL thread)

edit: and another vote for GG's blend sounding good.
TiQuinn
08-09-2007, 03:51 PM
People who put cottage cheese in lasagna also call Italians "EYE-talians".
strawberry
08-09-2007, 03:53 PM
People who put cottage cheese in lasagna also call Italians "EYE-talians".

I wonder if they put peanut butter in their chili?
TiQuinn
08-09-2007, 03:55 PM
I wonder if they put peanut butter in their chili?

That is something only true culinary geniuses would do. ;)
Limper
08-09-2007, 03:55 PM
I wonder if they put peanut butter in their chili?

My wife prefers cinnamon buns with chili.
strawberry
08-09-2007, 03:57 PM
My wife prefers cinnamon buns with chili.

Now, that's just weird.
Limper
08-09-2007, 03:58 PM
Now, that's just weird.

Thats what I tell her. Toasted Cheese is the only side dish for chili.
TiQuinn
08-09-2007, 04:00 PM
Thats what I tell her. Toasted Cheese is the only side dish for chili.


Grilled Cheese's natural match is Tomato Soup. mmmmmmmmmm.
cnath.rm
08-09-2007, 04:00 PM
Thats what I tell her. Toasted Cheese is the only side dish for chili.I prefer fresh hot corn bread myself.
strawberry
08-09-2007, 04:03 PM
Limper, did you mean a grilled cheese sandwich? I thought you literally meant a piece of toasted cheese.
Sobek
08-09-2007, 04:20 PM
Grilled Cheese's natural match is Tomato Soup. mmmmmmmmmm.

Unfortunately, tomato soup tastes like ass. I never have understood how people can eat that shit like actual soup. It's an ingredient, not a dish.

Chicken noodle soup is good for grilled cheese.
Goblin Girl
08-09-2007, 04:39 PM
Unfortunately, tomato soup tastes like ass. I never have understood how people can eat that shit like actual soup. It's an ingredient, not a dish.

Chicken noodle soup is good for grilled cheese.

Ah, Sobek. You are one of the few sane people in the world, and this is yet mroe proof. Tomato soup is some nasty shit.

Grilled cheese sandwiches do indeed go well with chicken noodle soup, but I also like them with vegetable beef soup or with a small salad.
cnath.rm
08-09-2007, 05:44 PM
Ah, Sobek. You are one of the few sane people in the world, and this is yet mroe proof. Tomato soup is some nasty shit.

Grilled cheese sandwiches do indeed go well with chicken noodle soup, but I also like them with vegetable beef soup or with a small salad.I like them with a bit of salsa placed between the slices of cheese before they are cooked... :D You are both good people, yet and both horribly wrong on tomato soup I'm afraid. I do however (after hearing the idea of pairing the sandwiches with non-fruit based soups) wonder how grilled cheese would go with a nice cheesy potato soup... edit: (which I normally/currently pair with some good warm bread and some margarine to spread on it)
TiQuinn
08-09-2007, 07:37 PM
Ah, Sobek. You are one of the few sane people in the world, and this is yet mroe proof. Tomato soup is some nasty shit.

Grilled cheese sandwiches do indeed go well with chicken noodle soup, but I also like them with vegetable beef soup or with a small salad.


Obviously all the crack rocks you and Sobek have been smoking have dulled your sense of taste. :D
Brynja
08-09-2007, 08:51 PM
Ricotta with percorino romano for bite.

The ricotta MUST be fresh.

I season the ricotta with pepper and some garlic powder.

I put one egg in and mix that all by hand.


I boil the pasta and fry up the beef/pork/veal mix - 85% lean.
Toss in some diced carrots and bell peppers - very fine

cook til dark, drain off fat.

I start my layering, putting a bit of gravy in each later along with the cheese mixture and meat.

i top it with sauce and fresh mozz. if it wasnt hot when i bought it - i dont want it.
Brynja
08-09-2007, 11:28 PM
And why in gods name would anyone put cheddar in lasagna?!
Sojourner Judas
08-10-2007, 12:28 AM
And why in gods name would anyone put cheddar in lasagna?!Because they like eating utter tragic blasphemy?
Black Angel
08-10-2007, 03:52 AM
Have you made it using thin sliced eggplant instead of noodles?

Isn't that called moussaka? It's a Greek speciality as far as I know.


(It does taste good though. I'm a fan!)
EhtoZed
08-10-2007, 05:20 PM
I start my layering, putting a bit of gravy in each later along with the cheese mixture and meat.
What kind of crazy lasagna is made with gravy!? Try a tomato or two for chrisakes!












;)
Iron Jenny Kidd
08-10-2007, 05:38 PM
I've had lasagne with a variety of cheeses but ricotta must be present for me to even consider eating it.

For my chili I enjoy layering cornbread, chili, cheddar cheese then top it off with sour cream.

Tomato soup rocks with some fresh basil, cracked pepper and a splash of cream. Add a grilled cheddar sandwich and some crackers on the side and I'm in heaven.
Limper
08-13-2007, 10:54 AM
Isn't that called moussaka? It's a Greek speciality as far as I know.


(It does taste good though. I'm a fan!)


Moussaka has noodles in it.
Enk
08-13-2007, 03:45 PM
In honor of this thread, I am going to eat leftover lasagna when I get home.
Droid101
08-13-2007, 03:52 PM
In honor of this damn fucking thread, everyone needs to make me a sammich! *stomach grumble*
EhtoZed
08-13-2007, 04:07 PM
In honor of this damn fucking thread, everyone needs to make me a sammich! *stomach grumble*
With or without Riccota?
Droid101
08-13-2007, 04:26 PM
With or without Riccota?

AMERICAN, fuck yea!






On a side note, I still don't know if there is a difference between American and Cheddar cheeses.
Sojourner Judas
08-13-2007, 04:38 PM
On a side note, I still don't know if there is a difference between American and Cheddar cheeses.American cheese is generally a pasteurized process version of a very young, mild Cheddar cheese. Occasionally, Colby curds are used as well.

This is of course distinct from singles, which aren't cheese at all.
Droid101
08-13-2007, 04:53 PM
This is of course distinct from singles, which aren't cheese at all.

No real person touches those things, do they?
Dawnstar
08-13-2007, 05:45 PM
Droid - you get in the kitchen and make ME a sandwich. :)
Droid101
08-13-2007, 05:48 PM
Droid - you get in the kitchen and make ME a sandwich. :)

... I see what you did there.

;)
Black Angel
08-13-2007, 06:24 PM
Moussaka has noodles in it.

Not any that I've ever had...:confused:
cnath.rm
08-14-2007, 11:41 AM
No real person touches those things, do they?They work nice for quick/easy grilled cheese. :D A bit of salsa added between the slices is a wonderful addition.

Now get out to the kitchen, try it, and bring it to Dawnstar like she told you to. :D
EhtoZed
08-14-2007, 12:34 PM
They work nice for quick/easy grilled cheese. :D A bit of salsa added between the slices is a wonderful addition.

Now get out to the kitchen, try it, and bring it to Dawnstar like she told you to. :D
You know what else works for quick/easy grilled cheese?




Cheese.
doc
08-14-2007, 12:36 PM
Have you made it using thin sliced eggplant instead of noodles?
I wondered what happened to the Wizard....

Best grilled cheese is pavolone and rye
cnath.rm
08-14-2007, 01:54 PM
You know what else works for quick/easy grilled cheese?

Cheese.Yes but it takes longer if I have to slice the cheese and such, :p thus making it less quick/easy. :D

I wondered what happened to the Wizard....

Best grilled cheese is pavolone and ryeThat sounds damn good!! A good rye bread is a thing of wonderfulness.
Sojourner Judas
08-14-2007, 02:54 PM
Yeah, seeded soft rye is about the most perfect bread for grilled cheese ever.